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US Supreme Court holds issue exhaustion not required in Social Security administrative law judge hearings

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The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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US Supreme Court grants certiorari for two cases regarding federal district courts’ jurisdiction

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The US Supreme Court Monday granted both Jones v. The Supreme Court previously denied Jones certiorari but granted it after the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of his habeas petition in August 2021. The court is anticipated to hear arguments in these two cases in the fall. ” Jones v.

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US appeals court orders dismissal of Marjorie Taylor Greene lawsuit over candidacy challenge

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The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Thursday instructed the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to dismiss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lawsuit over a challenge to her congressional candidacy. Greene asked the district court to bar the challenge.

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US Supreme Court considers appointment of patent judges

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The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments Monday in United States v. a case that intersects patent law, administrative law and the separation of powers. ” It is unclear when the court will release its decision. ” It is unclear when the court will release its decision. Arthrex, Inc.,

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A Court-Side Seat: SCOTUS Further Clarifies Alien Tort Statute; Revisiting WOTUS

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environmental and administrative law cases recently decided. SUPREME COURT. The federal government depends on the service of thousands of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), most of whom are appointed or selected by the head of an agency or internal agency boards. the President alone.or Continue Reading ›.

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Court holds disparate fees in business bankruptcy cases unconstitutional

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Fitzgerald , unanimously agreeing on Monday that a statute that imposes higher fees on bankruptcy filers in 48 states than in the other two states is so far from “uniform” that it transgresses the Constitution’s requirement that Congress provide “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.”.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case challenging FTC enforcement powers

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The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Axon Enterprise, Inc. Axon filed proceedings in federal district court claiming that agency proceedings violate its due process rights. ” Stewart argued that the FTC Act review provisions authorizes courts of appeals to review final commission orders.

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